26th Annual Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame Dinner

Thank you for attending the annual Visit Denver Foundation fundraising dinner.

Visit Denver, with the mission of advancing Denver’s multi-billion-dollar tourism industry, honored four of the city’s top leaders and innovators at the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame Dinner. Held at Mission Ballroom, the dinner was also a fundraising event for the Visit Denver Foundation, which in its history has awarded more than $1.8 million in scholarships to 622 Colorado students pursuing higher education in the fields of tourism and hospitality.

2025 Tourism Stars

16th Street Grand Reopening
City & County of Denver Mayor’s Office, Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, Department of Economic Development & Opportunity, Denver Arts & Venues, Downtown Denver Partnership, Regional Transportation District ​

German American Chamber of Commerce
Denver Christkindlmarket – 25^th Anniversary

Denver Art Museum
The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro, Fuse Box: Sarah Sze, The Century Art of Latin America, Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors, Charles Sandison: Chamber

Denver Botanic Gardens
40^th Anniversary of Blossoms of Light

Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, The Secret World of Elephants, Brick Planet: A magical journey made with LEGO bricks.

History Colorado
The 90’s: Last Decade Before the Future, Big Dreams in Denver’s Little Saigon, Where Is Denver’s Chinatown, Moments That Made Us, 38th Star: Colorado Becomes the Centennial State, Expedition 1776: The Journey of Dominguez and Escalante